Anita Louise

Anita Louise

1915-01-09 – 1970-04-25 (age 55) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Anita Louise (January 9, 1915 – April 25, 1970) was an American actress who made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of six, and within a year was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens she was being cast in leading and supporting roles in major productions. As her stature in Hollywood grew, she was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star.

Among her film successes were Madame Du Barry, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Story of Louis Pasteur, Anthony Adverse, Marie Antoinette, The Sisters, and The Little Princess.

By the 1940s, Louise was reduced to minor roles and acted very infrequently until the advent of television in the 1950s provided her with further opportunities. In middle age she played one of her most widely seen roles as the gentle mother on My Friend Flicka.

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Known For

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

1938

as Princesse de Lamballe

The Little Princess
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Love Letters
Love Letters

1945

as Helen Wentworth

Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell!

1952

as Ruth Hansen

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946

as Lady Catherine Maitland

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse

1936

as Maria

A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True

1935

as Herself (uncredited)

Tovarich
Tovarich

1937

as Helene Dupont

The Street of Forgotten Men
The Street of Forgotten Men

1925

as Flower Girl (uncredited)

The Phantom of Crestwood
The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

as Esther Wren

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs

1928

as Young Diana (uncredited)

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown

1944

as Madge Ferris

I Give My Love
I Give My Love

1934

as Lorna March

First Lady
First Lady

1937

as Emmy Page

Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret

1935

as Diana Abercrombie

Breakdowns of 1936
Going Places
Going Places

1938

as Ellen Parker

Nine Girls
Nine Girls

1944

as Paula Canfield